Timothy Prestero:

Design for people, not awards

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Timothy Prestero thought he'd designed the perfect incubator for newborns in the developing world — he even won awards for it. But he and his team learned a hard lesson when their incubator completely failed to catch on. Hear his hard-earned manifesto on the importance of designing for real-world use, not accolades.